Wireless access network sharing among core networks and methods
US7561879B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Oct 7, 2003 |
| Grant date | Jul 14, 2009 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 23, 2026 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04W48/12
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method for access network (112) sharing, for example, a GSM or UMTS 3G wireless communications radio access network (RAN), among multiple core networks (120, 12, 124 & 126), for example, wireless communications services networks, including transmitting information about the core network sharing the common access network, e.g., a pseudo network identity or the number of core networks sharing the common access network or pointer information, in a system information message. The communication device (102) uses the information provided in the system information message to connect to a core network.
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